Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 20 min Since the main cook (ahem ahem!) has a soft spot towards chocolate, somehow by default it gets selected. I am not someone who likes to make cookies. I feel it is a lot of work. For a cake, mostly you do the batter, pour into the pan and forget it till the...

Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 50 min Caramel Banana Pecan Cake, a delicious Cake recipe perfect as a snack or Drizzle with Caramel to make an after dinner Dessert. Caramel Banana Pecan Cake Back in Italy… Apparently there was an incredible heat wave in Italy, to tell the truth I missed most...

Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 4h This Boozy Caramel Pecan No-Churn Ice Cream is so easy to make – and even easier to eat! By the way, it also happens to be dairy free as well! So, yesterday was college move-in day for my daughter. And, guess where she is today? Nope, not in her bed in...

Here’s a beautiful, “special” salad – the caramelized pecans add that extra touch. I made my pecans in a nonstick skillet so cleanup was easy – my advice – don’t use waxed paper for the pecans – use buttered foil so you don’t have any trouble peeling them...

Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 55 min Chocolate Pecan Slab Pie Bars | These Chocolate Pecan Slab Pie Bars are a wildly popular treat whenever and wherever they are served! It doesn’t matter what the occasion is, and certainly no special reason is needed to make a batch of such a fantastic dessert!...

Made with thick homemade applesauce, these country applesauce pecan muffins are rich with the flavors of brown sugar and cinnamon. They are a great breakfast muffin or afternoon snack. Weekend before last, ahead of a routine test on Monday, my husband was...

Crunchy bits of oats, pecans and craisins perfect for after school snacking or topping creamy yogurt. Cranberry Pecan Granola By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime For my third offering for #BacktoSchool recipes I chose to make granola, which I made with cranberries...

Preparation: 20 min - Cooking: 50 min Vegan baking Even though I can no longer call myself a vegetarian I still eat without animal products for most of the week. When we do eat meat it is only from a good source and that usually also means it is more expensive. That is fine, we just eat it...

On the Menu Today~ Caramel Chocolate Layer Bars #SundaySupper Movement Today's Event is hosted by: Christie Campbell from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures I found this recipe in an old church cookbook that was from the 1950's. I bought the spiraled bound recipe...

Have a sweet spot for sticky buns? But love pancakes? Well, I combined the two! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. I hope you all had a long, fun-filled Memorial Day weekend! Ours was super chill and honestly very relaxing. We had...

When I was young, my mum kept telling me that a food is tasty only if you keep it simple!! I used to watch my mum preparing perhaps the most simple and yet delicious dishes and wonder how on earth simple stuff can actually be so tasty!! To […] The post...

Preparation: 50 min Looking for a healthier dessert that still hits the spot? This vegan chocolate torte with a pecan crust is what your sweet tooth has been searching for! It might be made from mostly fruit and nuts, but I assure you it’s as chocolatey as any chocolate torte...

We live in the land of Cod here on the Gulf of Maine. Well, not the land of Cod … you know what I mean. While Cod has been over fished to the point near extinction, a small bit of Cod fishing is still allowed in the Gulf. And every once in a while our […]

Crunchy, meringue-like cake fingers are topped with an unbelievable brown butter icing. This recipe from Dorie Greenspan will surely knock your socks off! Hey look - a recipe with nuts! Those of you who have been around here a while know that I am not a...

Dessert for two! Sometimes you just need a little something sweet on date night, right? This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. A good dessert is my saving grace. Is it for you? As I've said before I try and save those calorie-laden dishes...